Opera in Concert
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119068864RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($191,007) as filed with the CRA.
Opera in Concert is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $171K in revenue and $191K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
I. Un giorno di regno (king for a day) by verdi ii. Ernani by verdi iii. La bataglia de legnano (the battle at legnano) by verdi fundraising events: I. Opera salon: stuartissimo a tribute to oic's founder stuart hamilton ii. Opera salon: bel canto quartet of rossni donizetti bellini and mercadante iii. Opera salon: oic's 50th birthday party
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $171K | $191K | $105K | — | — | $4,320 |
| 2023 | $169K | $207K | $107K | — | — | $14K |
| 2022 | $153K | $217K | $119K | — | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $200K | $136K | $79K | — | — | $64K |
| 2020 | $181K | $176K | $121K | — | — | $648 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$21K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon David Baird (chairman); Patrick Chen (treasurer); Bill Ross (board member); Brian Horgan (board member); Barbara Moore (secretary); Adam Brown (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Opera in Concert’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119068864RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.